Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) Patents (Class D24/133)
Stethoscope (24) (Class D24/134)
Speculum, dilator or retractor (25) (Class D24/135)
Viewing (e.g., otoscope, ophthalmoscope, etc.) (Class D24/137)
Guide or gauge (Class D24/140)
Body cavity insertion (e.g., tampon or suppository applicator, etc.) (27) (Class D24/141)
Reflex or percussive (Class D24/142)
Clamp or forceps (28) (Class D24/143)
Electrosurgical (e.g., electrolysis type, cauterizer, etc.) (29) (Class D24/144)
Suturing or fastening (e.g., stapling, etc.) (30) (Class D24/145)
Cutting, abrading, scraping or puncturing (31) (Class D24/146)
Ophthalmic (Class D24/150)
Auricular (Class D24/151)
Dental (33) (Class D24/152)
  • Personal sanitary instrument
    Patent number: 5862564
    Abstract: A personal sanitary device is provided to assist individuals in personal hygiene, and specifically to provide a device for overweight or otherwise activity-limited individuals to wipe and to cleanse their excretory orifices, and surrounding areas. The device includes laterally extending handle sections for grasping and manipulation by a user. The handle is attached to one end of a rod. The other end of the rod is connected to a finger member which may be fitted with a disposable cover when used. The device is formed in sections that may be separated for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Natascha B. Hamm
  • Tools for use in seating spinal rods in open ended implants
    Patent number: 5720751
    Abstract: A set of tools for use in seating a spinal rod in a rod receiving channel in a head of an open ended spinal surgery implant such as a bone screw, hook or transverse connector wherein each of the tools comprises an implant holder for grasping, holding or engaging an implant, and a pusher assembly including a pusher bar advanceable relative to the implant holder to drive, push or force a spinal rod into the rod receiving channel of an implant held by the implant holder. The implant holders are of various configurations to facilitate holding or grasping of different types of implants or to accommodate different situations relating to the location of the implant. The pusher assembly is adapted for interchangeable use with each of the various implant holders. The pusher assembly is threadingly secureable to each of the implant holders and includes a pusher bar having an elongate slot extending therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Inventor: Roger P. Jackson
  • Support tool for insertion of a thoracoscope
    Patent number: D381423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwasaki, Junichi Ugawa
  • Endoscopic curette with extensible tip
    Patent number: D381426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Inventors: Tibor Koros, Gabriel Koros
  • Combined cervical and lumbar extractor and injector surgical instrument
    Patent number: D381746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Inventors: Tibor Koros, Gabriel Koros
  • Arthoscopic drill guide
    Patent number: D382056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene W. Kammerer
  • Reflex-correspondence tool
    Patent number: D382342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Inventor: Meyer Robert Rosen
  • Surgical instrument handle
    Patent number: D382959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Howmedica GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Arpe
  • Handle for a surgical instrument
    Patent number: D383539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventor: Curt D. Croley
  • Syringe stroke controller with finger-molded pistol grip
    Patent number: D383839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Inventor: James J. Sullivan
  • Orthopaedic reconstruction plate bender
    Patent number: D383841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Terray Corporation
    Inventor: John Runciman
  • Exchangeable catheter handle for inserting a catheter shaft
    Patent number: D384743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Irvine Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventor: Weng-Kwen Raymond Chia
  • Surgical instrument handle
    Patent number: D385350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventor: Greg Furnish
  • Medical instrument handle
    Patent number: D385627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Inlet Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Cook, Jose M. Velez, James E. Carter
  • Tonometer probe
    Patent number: D387162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: CDS Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ran C. Zeimer, Marek T. Mori
  • Ventriculostomy probe
    Patent number: D387427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Bucholz, Carol Baumann, Todd Pope, Udo Wiedenmaier
  • Medical device delivery handle
    Patent number: D387863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Microvena Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Herman, Francis Clair Peterson, Thomas Gerald Skulley
  • Combined sacrum and ilia support pad
    Patent number: D388169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Inventor: Don W. Harris
  • Surgical handpiece
    Patent number: D388170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas D. Sjostrom
  • Instrument for implantations for manual use
    Patent number: D388171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Roussel Uclaf
    Inventor: Guy Fekete
  • Hand piece for surgical laser fiber optic delivery system
    Patent number: D389573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart D. Harman, Richard D. Phipps
  • Finger grip device for a laser fiber optic delivery system
    Patent number: D389574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Emerson, Douglas R. Murphy-Chutorian, Richard L. Mueller, Stuart D. Harman, Steven A. Daniel
  • In-line device for a laser fiber optic delivery system
    Patent number: D389578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Emerson, Douglas R. Murphy-Chutorian, Richard L. Mueller, Stuart D. Harman, Steven A. Daniel
  • Handpiece for laser fiber optic delivery system
    Patent number: D389912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Emerson, Kenneth G. Olson, Stuart D. Harman, Steven A. Daniel
  • In-line device for drug delivery and/or laser fiber optic delivery system
    Patent number: D389915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Emerson, Kenneth G. Olson, Steven A. Daniel
  • Bone cement scoop
    Patent number: D390659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Kwan-Ho Chan, Stephen H. Hoag, John Bonitati, David Willard, Donald Yakimaki
  • Stethoscope
    Patent number: D390660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Prestige Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Rashman, Dennis Shick
  • Automated periodontal probe handpiece
    Patent number: D391361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Professional Dental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Evans, Lanny L. McLey, David W. Sale
  • Hand piece for surgical laser fiber optic delivery system
    Patent number: D392040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart D. Harman, Douglas R. Murphy-Chutorian
  • Surgical instrument handle
    Patent number: D393318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Deutschland Surgical Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Jorn Wolter
  • Optical fiber handpiece
    Patent number: D393715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: HGM, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Strickland
  • Bi-leaf surgical instrument handle
    Patent number: D394109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Heartport, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott H. Miller, Alex T. Roth
  • Combined two piece neurodiagnostic test instrument with disposable test head and weighted reusable handle
    Patent number: D395507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Inventor: Gary L. Cronin
  • Surgical instrument handle
    Patent number: D395707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Snowden-Pencer, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. Furnish, W. Michael Hipps
  • Surgical septal piercing instrument
    Patent number: D397218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Cliff Cadaver
  • Combined distractor and sleeve for inserting spinal implants
    Patent number: D397436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Inventor: Gary Karlin Michelson
  • Tissue ablation device
    Patent number: D398995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Somus Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter H. Muller, Rick T. Smethers, David Rapp
  • Syringe alignment device
    Patent number: D399313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Roland Joseph Bydlon, Javan Eronmy Collins, William Harold Morrison, Jr., Bradley Ray Newman
  • Electrical surgical forceps handle
    Patent number: D399561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: MegaDyne Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Lee Ellingson
  • Surgical instrument handle
    Patent number: D401333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Snowden-Pencer, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. Furnish, W. Michael Hipps
  • Medical device handle
    Patent number: D401334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Microvena Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Herman, Bruce Funk
  • Combined cervical and lumbar extractor and injector surgical instrument
    Patent number: D401335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Inventors: Tibor Koros, Gabriel Koros
  • Tissue ablation device
    Patent number: D401336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter H. Muller, Rick T. Smethers, David Rapp
  • Hand controller for medical system
    Patent number: D402028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Invasatec, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Grimm, Doug Duchon, Vince Copa
  • Implanter
    Patent number: D402757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: ALZA Corporation
    Inventors: Craig R. Davis, John R. Peery
  • In-line handle for a surgical instrument
    Patent number: D403767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventor: Curt D. Croley
  • Surgical instrument with clamshell opening
    Patent number: D404484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lahr, John J. Geiges, Jr.
  • Manicurist tool handle
    Patent number: D405232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Kupa, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Stevens, Richard B. Hurter
  • Surgical handpiece
    Patent number: D405883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Emerson, Kenneth G. Olson, Gabriele Bungardt, Stuart D. Harman
  • Tissue ablation device
    Patent number: D406338
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter H. Muller, Rick T. Smethers, David Rapp